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'''Colombia''' is a [[Latin America]]n country named after [[Christopher Columbus]]. It is mostly within [[South America]], but there are also insular regions in [[North America]]. Colombia is a megadiverse country, having the highest level of alpha diversity per square mile in the world, and the home of more [[butterfly]] and [[orchid]] species than anywhere else on the planet. It is also home to [[Avianca]], the first airline founded in the Americas, and [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] star [[Shakira]].
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'''Colombia''' is a [[Latin America]]n country named after [[Christopher Columbus]]. It is mostly within [[South America]], but there are also insular regions in [[North America]]. Colombia used to be a [[Spain|Spanish]] colony (alongside the [[Netherlands]]), as well as the larger [[Gran Colombia]], whose flag explains why Colombia's flag is similar to former Gran Colombia-mates [[Venezuela]] and [[Ecuador]].
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Colombia is a megadiverse country, having the highest level of alpha diversity per square mile in the world, and the home of more [[butterfly]] and [[orchid]] species than anywhere else on the planet. It is also home to [[Avianca]], the first airline founded in the Americas, and [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] star [[Shakira]].
 
{{Countries in the Real World}}
 
{{Countries in the Real World}}
 
[[Category:Countries]]
 
[[Category:Countries]]
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